I just finished up a task many of you have done before, the valve adjustment on an air cooled 911. It really is not that difficult, but damn am I SLOW!
One of my buddies is a factory trained Porsche tech since the 1970s and he said in the heyday of air cooled 911s when he worked at the dealership he would do three full oil change, filter, and valve adjustment every day, and he said they usually up-sold a spark plug replacement "while there were in the there". 3 per day!
I just finished the oil, filter plugs and valve adjustment and it only took me three days. OK, I was not in a hurry, and I let the oil drain overnight. I did my annual spring brake fluid change as an add on. The valve adjustment to get the covers off & cleaned up, gaskets off, adjust the valves and reinstall the covers and new gaskets plus the spark plug change was most of one entire day.
10 quarts of oil, $58 gasket set, oil filter and plugs were well over $100 alone. I have one large wound on my arm and two smaller wounds on my left hand. Golly this is a fun hobby!
I have done the check book valve adjustment in the past and it was $450 as I remember.
So what is the going shop charge for a full adjustment, and oil change?
If any of you guys want me to do it, I charge $5,000 plus parts.
P.S. if any 930 owners want a 930-123-194-07 the first 930 owner that asks for it can have it for first class postage.
It is the wastegate gasket, and I keep looking but I can't find a wastegate on my non turbo car. I think it is next to the water pump or the ABS pump.